Langoustines Food

GRILLED LANGOUSTINES WITH GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat a stovetop grill pan over medium-high heat for at least 5 minutes until very hot. In a small bowl combine butter, garlic, parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper and beat until well mixed. Brush langoustines with garlic butter and grill, basting several times and turning once, until cooked through.;

COOKED LANGOUSTINES

Steps:

• Bring the water and salt to a boil in a large pot. The water should taste like the ocean.
• Add the live langoustines and boil them for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the water and cool.
• Eat them, as is, with aioli (garlic mayonnaise) and toast.

GRIDDLED LANGOUSTINES WITH HAZELNUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Thread the langoustines carefully onto the skewers and chill for up to a day. For the butter, finely grate or chop half the hazelnuts (grating gives the nuttiest flavour), then roughly chop the rest. Tip into a small saucepan with the butter, parsley and a little seasoning, then set aside.
• When ready to serve, melt the hazelnut butter in the pan. Heat a griddle pan or barbecue, then brush the langoustines with the oil. Griddle each skewer for 1-2 mins, turning, until pink and just cooked. Pile on a platter, pour half the hazelnut butter over the langoustines, then serve the rest in a small bowl for dipping.